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Need a Good Blow Dryer for Your Natural Hair at Home?

4/20/2020

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If you are in need of a blow dryer then here are some great options to use for your hair at home! Remember to always use a leave in and heat protectant prior to blow drying. (Check out Embrace Leave In Conditioners + the Velvet Smooth Heat Protectant) It's also best to pre-section your hair into 8-10 sections to blow dry. We are fans of blow dryer pik attachments over here as they are easy to maneuver with one hand versus using a denman brush and the blow dryer. We also prefer a blow dryer with a pik attachment over the blower dryer brushes which get really really hot.
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Need to Grow Back Your Natural Hair Edges

4/1/2020

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Hey Tresses,

Begin your mission now of getting edges growing, healthy, and stronger.
​Start doing the following as we have seen these methods work for ourselves and at the salon:
1) Use Jamaican black castor oil (JCBO) or try our Scalp + Growth Elixer nightly by massaging it into edges.  JCBO, which contains physterols, a naturally occuring protein,  also assists with hair dryness, hair growth by stimulating blood circulation,  and can assist with a dry scalp.
2) Protect edges by  finger coiling them with a heavy moisturizer cream as they grow back...
3) Style edges separately and wear hairstyles that cover new growth like lots of twist outs and two strand twists...
4) DO NO use edge control...
5) use more protein treatments and/or alternate using products  with protein and without...
6) and trim edges seperately and periodcially to ensure you are removing damaged ends and not stunting growth...

~Embrace the Natural You~

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What is Pre-Pooing?

4/1/2020

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Hi Tresses,

​What the heck is pre-pooing you ask?

It's a method of conditioning, deep conditioning or detangling before you shampoo. It is done overnight or some time, like 30 minutes to an hour, prior to shampooing!

A hot oil treatment would fall in this category if you are wondering. This is where you apply oil to your ends and put on a heating cap and/or a cap and sit under the dryer.

I like to pre-poo overnight, prior to wash day, with mostly something or anything with coconut oil because it is known to penetrate the hair shaft, open the cuticle and allow more nutrients to get to the cortex of the hair when used prior to washing. Try our Trinity Glaze to pre-poo overnight!

Apply it to dry hair at night, concentrating mostly on the ends, detangle hair in sections, twist each section as it's completed (nothing fancy) and then baggy the hair with a shower cap or plastic shopping bag.

Layer a silk scarf or T-shirt over the cap and go to bed and wash your hair the next morning! Baggying creates heat circulation especially if the product has moisture in it which further allows the product to do its thing in your hair!

Some benefits to pre-pooing:
*You don't have to  detangle during the cleansing or conditioning process.
*Allows you to retain more moisture throughout the cleansing process.
*Hair is left super duper shiny!

~Embrace the Natural You~
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Deep Conditioners + Protein Treatments

4/1/2020

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Hi Tresses, 

Deep Conditioners: 

Ideally natural hair should be deep conditioned 2x a month and more often if you are newly natural. Use your fingers or  shower comb to distribute the product along your hair shaft and ends. Check out the Embrace the Natural You deep conditioners!  Our leave in conditioners can be used as detanglers and deep conditioners. 

Feel free to alternate between products with and without protein for a moisture/elasticity balance. For instance, alternate your leave in conditioners, moisturizers, and other stylers that do and do no have protein.

A deep conditioner should have:
  • contain butters and oils
  • have slip for easy detangling
  • provide moisture
  • add body
  • hydrate the hair
  • improve elasticity
  • contain conditioning agents 
  • and seal in moisture
  • may contain protein

Protein Treatments: 

This type of treatment is a must if you do a lot of protective styling or high manipulation styles such as twistouts, braidouts or wash and go styles.  Proteins such as hydrolyzed wheat, keratin, silk, oat, and yeast bond to the hair and fill in gaps in the cuticle making hair stronger and less prone to breakage. Look for products with 1 or more of these items.

~Embrace the Natural You~

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BUILD A NATURAL HAIR WASH DAY REGIMEN!

4/1/2020

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Hi Tresses,

Please take care of your hair during this 2020 pandemic (COVID-19 - blah), as almost all salon have been closed due a nationwide lockdown!  Try sticking to a regimen whether it’s weekly, bi-weekly or long term (4-8 weeks). Below is a sample regimen. As far as products, at the salon, we exclusively use Embrace the Natural You products which celebrated their 5 year anniversary this year! We do use other brands for 1) clarifying hair with a lot of build up, 2) hold (i.e. gels, mousses, etc.) and 3) color. You can shop our products via www.embracethenaturalyou.com. We have always used our own cleansers, leave in conditioners, butters, moisturizers, oils, heat protectants, and more! We also have satin reversible bonnets as well. Come shop with our over 5000+ customers.

Weekly / Bi-Weekly 
  • Clean - Use a sulfate free cleanser. Massage the scalp 1st and they scrub away. 1-2x. Rinse well.
  • Detangle / Condition - Use a leave in conditioner that is watered down to detangle. Usually 6-8 section is good.
  • OR Deep Condition - Use a rich creamy DC and alternate with and without protein weekly for 5-30 mins and rinse!
  • Leave In Conditioner -  The finer the hair then the less product you you use. Apply to damp hair!
  • Blow Dry (Optional) - If your hair is a beast then this may be a good option prior to styling but use a heat protectant over the leave in before blow drying by section.
  • Styler - Try a Gel/Mousse (hold), Butter (soften),  or Moisturizer (moisturize) AND/OR different combos.
  • Go To Styles: Wash and Go, Two Strand Twists, Flat Twists, Cornrows (6-10), Loose Braids

Long Term (4 weeks to 8 weeks)
  • Remove Shed Hair/Detangle - Wet the hair completely (without adding product as water will reactivate whats in there already), use a wide tooth comb and remove the shed hair. Start with 8-12 sections.
  • Deep Clean - Use a sulfate free cleanser. Massage the scalp 1st and they scrub away. 1-2x. Rinse well.
  • Deep Condition - Use a rich creamy DC and alternate with and without protein weekly for 5-30 mins and rinse!
  • Leave In Conditioner -  The finer the hair then the less product you you use. Apply to damp hair!
  • Blow Dry (Optional) - If your hair is a beast then this may be a good option prior to styling but use a heat protectant over the leave in before blow drying by section.  You could also alternatively put hair in braids allowing it to air dry before moving on to your protective style.
  • Styler - Butter (soften),  or Moisturizer (moisturize) AND/OR together.
  • Go To Styles: Crochet, Extension Styles (Braids, Twists, Faux Locs)

In Between Care + More Tips: 
  • Use a butter or moisturizer to soften, moisturize and style and/or a mist to hydrate twists/braids.
  • For those with super dry scalp then feel free to use an oil on the scalp but massage it please. 😊 
  • Wrap your hair at night with a silk scarf or bonnet or use a satin/silk pillow case. 
  • Alternate between long term styles and some of the styles done weekly/bi-weekly. 

~Embrace the Natural You~
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  • Shop Embrace Hair Care
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